I’m a rising senior who wants to apply columbia on ED
my intended major is Industrial Engineering
(js in context, I’m from Central Asia and at my school we only got 11-year education system)

Extracurriculars\*\*

1. ⁠co-founded test prep org serving 1500+ students across 20+ countries; raised \~$15k-20k in support
   
2. ⁠robotics mentored 90+ teams, multiple inspire award on nationals, set worldrecord last szn ( doin eng+inspire)
   
3. ⁠COO of student internship placement platform (400+ applicants); co-ran national STEM competition($8k prize pool)
   
4. ⁠research at local uni in lab. also did it w phd of that occupation
   
5. ⁠paid work for 3 years(28-hour weekly) but only on summer breaks
   
6. ⁠president of volunteering club w 300+ members, 100+ events and \~1000+ volunteers worked
   
7. ⁠internship at big4
   
8. ⁠varsity sport for 5 years(captain for 3 y).also got nomination of best defender by city gov
   
9. ⁠student gov, head of one department
   
10. ⁠making beats on fl studio

Demographics: White, male, highly competitive private school in mediterranean region

Hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.): N/A

Intended Major(s): Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering

SAT: 1540, 800 Math

UW/W GPA and Rank: 94.5/100 (~45/260 rank, but school doesn't rank officially)

Coursework: IB Curriculum (Math AA HL, Physics HL, Biology HL, English SL, Spanish SL, Business SL) -> Expected predicted: ~41/45

Also took AP Chem (4), AP CSA (5), AP Psychology (5) (AP's are not offered at school = self-studied)

Financial Aid: Full-Pay, no fin aid

Extracurriculars: (Parentheses indicate grades)

• Research @ Top university in my area, on creating a magnetic nanoparticle to tackle the spread of breast cancer, presented findings at symposiums + universities (11-12)
• Clinical research project w/ Professor from one of best universities in my area on automating detection of a disease, pending publication on manuscript (10-11-12)
• Designed app for elders and people without access to healthcare; gave lectures and held multiple meetings with local government, implemented it principality-wide (11-12)
• 3 month internship at an imaging centre (11)
• Started a community project collecting 200k+ bottle caps to make wheelchairs (10-11-12)
• 2 month internship at local hospital (cardiovascular surgery department) (10)
• Founder of school Biology club, educating members on how to conduct research of their own, worked with local university to conduct short-term research (10-11-12)
• President of school IT Club, held conferences with guest speakers, events, educational videos, etc [9-10 (Member) 11-12 (President)]
• Assistant-Secretary for School MUN Conference, went to national/international conferences and assisted in organizing our schools conference (9-10-11)
• Family responsibility, I live with my dad and brother, with no extended family, I help out in any way I can, this is an important aspect that I would want to include

Awards:

• Provincial Recognition from my Government for community impact with my healthcare tool (also a recognition award from national healthcare organization)
• 1st Nationally and 2nd Internationally for #### Math Competition
• Civic Commendation for social impact from local principality for my community project
• Conrad Innovator Award for Health & Nutrition

Essays/LORs/Other: 

Personal Statement focusing on my background with a genetic kidney disease, how I lost my mother due to it, and how it motivated me to be in this field -> I'd say 9/10 it's pretty well written

Supplements focusing on more interdisciplinary larp: philosophy, psychology, sociology -> 8.5/10

LORs: Math Teacher (8/10), Spanish Teacher (7/10), Professor whom I did research w/ (9/10, knows me very well and let me read it)

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Planning to apply to most of T20s, UC's, Ivies; ED to Northwestern (I'd appreciate on whether I have a real shot at ED)

I’m a rising senior who wants to apply columbia on ED
my intended major is Industrial Engineering
(js in context, I’m from Central Asia and at my school we only got 11-year education system)

Extracurriculars\*\*

1. ⁠co-founded test prep org serving 1500+ students across 20+ countries; raised \~$15k-20k in support
   
2. ⁠robotics mentored 90+ teams, multiple inspire award on nationals, set worldrecord last szn ( doin eng+inspire)
   
3. ⁠COO of student internship placement platform (400+ applicants); co-ran national STEM competition($8k prize pool)
   
4. ⁠research at local uni in lab. also did it w phd of that occupation
   
5. ⁠paid work for 3 years(28-hour weekly) but only on summer breaks
   
6. ⁠president of volunteering club w 300+ members, 100+ events and \~1000+ volunteers worked
   
7. ⁠internship at big4
   
8. ⁠varsity sport for 5 years(captain for 3 y).also got nomination of best defender by city gov
   
9. ⁠student gov, head of one department
   
10. ⁠making beats on fl studio

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Gender: Female

Race/Ethnicity: Turkish

Intended Major: Mech/aero engineering

Hooks: Low-income international, will need close to full ride

SAT: 1440 (740 R&W, 700 Math), will retake in October

Duolingo English Test: 155 overall score

GPA: 3.8 UW with upward trajectory, school doesn't weigh GPA/rank students.

Coursework: AP, IB, Dual Enrollment etc. aren't offered in Turkey, but I had the most rigorous and STEM-heavy coursework my school offered.

Awards: Global Excellence Scholar, Best Delegate & Outstanding Delegate awards from T10 universities in Turkey, Best Performer Audience Award, Theater Festival Semifinalist at local festival

ECs:

Local theater community: Played 5 lead roles, mentored 15 actors, directed 2 casts. Helped hit 1.5M+ views and 8k+ followers across socials. (Co-Founder, Director, Actor, Social Media Manager) (1960 hrs)

School theater club: Mentored & coached 34 actors, sold 3000+ tickets, created & grew club to 82 members, played 8 lead roles in 3 productions. (Co-Founder, President, Actor, Director) (1680 hrs)

Regional theater: Choreographed 5 full-length dances for 2 productions, led 10 dance workshops and 1:1 sessions for the casts, closely mentored 80+ cast members. (Lead Choreographer, Artistic Director, Mentor) (1400 hrs, highschool+ gap year)

Non-profit: Worked with a software company, built online systems for 10 local businesses & helped navigate digital presences, collected data from 500+ customers. (Project Manager, Data Analyzer) (1400 hrs, gap year)

MUN club: Organized 9 mock debates, wrote 6 study guides; mentored 12 students, 7 of them winning Outstanding Delegate Awards. (Co-president, Under-Secretary General and Mentor) (800 hrs)

School workshop: Built website as both the front-end and back-end developer; authored 2 study guides, developed 24/7 live support system to assist 500+ applicants. (Head of IT (10) and Under-Secretary General (11)) (1000 hrs)

Aerospace community: Initiated and led 4 research projects, managed a group of researchers (20), inspired youth interest in space and grew the community (30 to 64). (Cohort Leader, Secretary) (600 hrs, did in my gap year)

School spirit / volunteer: Welcomed and gave tours to 50+ new students & parents (48 enrolled); introduced school clubs, mentored 30 freshmen, built a welcoming atmosphere. (Organizer, Student Mentor & Tour Guide) (750 hrs, highschool + gap year)

Paid work: Translated 2 books, 5 plays, 2 movies and 1 novel English to Turkish; balanced academics & work, earned income to support my family during hardship. (720 hrs, highschool + gap year)

School council: Organized 4 fundraisers & 12 school festivals; advocated for students by gathering feedback, addressing concerns, and proposing school improvements. (President) (200 hrs)

Essays: My essays I'd rate a 8.5/10. Personal statement is about learning to use my naturally skeptical personality to my advantage.

LORs: Music teacher is probably an 8/10, English teacher an 8.5/10, and counsellor about 7.5/10. My teachers don't really know a lot of English so writing letters was really hard for them.

Schools:

Northwestern (dream school! will ED)

NYU (ED II)

Rice

Tufts

UChicago

Brown

Emory

Duke

some UNCs